Fish and Game Code Section 5937

November 22, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water If anyone thought a recent court order mandating 40% of the Kern River’s flow remain...

SJV WATER: Fish to receive 40% of Kern River flow under judge’s order

November 15, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A judge’s order signed Tuesday ensures there will be at least some water flowing in...

SJV WATER: Judge orders Bakersfield to keep water in the Kern River

October 31, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water In what one attorney called a “moment of truth” for the City of Bakersfield, a...

PRESS RELEASE: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Keep Water in the Kern River

Press Release/Notice

October 30, 2023

Press release from Water Audit California Today, the Kern County Superior Court granted Water Audit California’s and other joint plaintiffs’...

SJV WATER: Kern River legal wrangling raises questions about how – or whether – the river can serve the needs of people, fish and ag

October 14, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water Kern County Superior Court Judge Gregory Pulskamp came back several times during an Oct. 13...

COURTHOUSE NEWS: Environmental groups seek change to water flows for California’s Kern River

Courthouse News Service

October 13, 2023

By Alan Riquelmy, Courthouse News Service A Kern County judge heard arguments Friday in a case targeting water flows in...

SJV WATER: Court to consider cutting water diversions out of Kern River

October 3, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A preliminary injunction that could cut water being taken out of the Kern River if...

SJV WATER: High water in the Kern River brings new legal issues as local group seeks to keep water in the riverbed

August 10, 2023

By Lois Henry, SJV Water A local group that’s suing the City of Bakersfield for how it manages the Kern...

PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: Updating California Water Laws in the Face of Droughts and Climate Change #2

Best of the Notebook Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

March 23, 2023

Water rights have garnered increasing attention as water managers and decision-makers grapple with how best to respond to changing conditions. ...

ACWA CONFERENCE: Water Law “Update” Or Revolution?

Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

July 21, 2022

Panel discusses recommendations to update California water laws to address drought and climate change California’s prolonged drought and the increasing...

PLANNING & CONSERVATION LEAGUE: Updating California Water Laws in the Face of Droughts/Climate Change

Notebook News and Features Water rights and water law

February 16, 2022

California’s current system of water laws seems ill-equipped to respond to long-term droughts and climate change. One million Californians do...

THIS JUST IN … Planning and Conservation League releases report: Updating California water laws to address drought and climate change

Planning and Conservation League

Climate change Policy and regulation Reports Water rights and water law

February 3, 2022

From the Planning and Conservation League: Summers are getting hotter. Rain and snowpack are disappearing, and water reserves are shrinking....

YOSEMITE LAW CONFERENCE: Take me to the river: Evolving frameworks for environmental flows

Best of the Notebook Ecosystems Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation

March 24, 2021

Integrating consumptive use with environmental flows is a core challenge for water management. Regulatory methods for protecting instream flows have...

WATER LAW SYMPOSIUM: Climate change adaptation, equity, and water

Climate change Notebook News and Features

February 18, 2021

State Water Board member Laurel Firestone talks about the need to bring equity into our climate adaptation actions; Professor Karrigan...

FEATURE: The state of California’s environment